Turkish military

EFD Haftanın Web Projesi: 15 Temmuz darbe girişimi (ve direnişi)ne dair siteler

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Bu elbette sınırlı bir liste. Umarım yorumlarda ya da sosyal medya etkileşimleriyle daha da büyüyecek. Ben de bu ana listeye ekleyeceğim. İlk toparlamada USMED’den Said Ercan’ın katkısı büyük oldu. Kendisine teşekkürlerimi sunarım. via  Önce Hürriyet gazetesinde duyurulan şu siteyi gördüm: http://15temmuzdirenisi.com/  İngilizcesi de hazırlanmış: https://coupfacts.com/  Birçok dil olsa da tek bir metinin paylaşıldığı şöyle bir site de var: http://www.antifeto.com/ Bir … Read more

Turkish PM rejects a re-launch of PKK peace process but…

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…but you never know. Things seem bleak now but what I have gradually learnt that statements like these maybe reversed in near future. Think of Turkey’s relations with Israel, Egypt and Russia. After such hostilities, Turkey try to normalize relations… No re-launch of PKK peace process but normalization with Syria, Egypt on agenda: Turkish PM Prime … Read more

This old lady is arrested because her son-in-law could not be found:(

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There are increasing number of arrests or firings not much related to the coup attempt… like the Ergenekon trial that was gradually derailed, anti-coup trials seem to have already derailed… Mother-in-law of prime coup attempt suspect Adil Öksüz arrested The mother-in-law of one of the prime suspects wanted for his alleged role in the July 15 coup attempt, has … Read more

Efkan Ala abruptly Resigns, Süleyman Soylu, who was claimed to be the boss of Aktrolls once, becomes the Minister of Interior…

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But I don’t believe he is the boss now- if there was ever one… Minister of Interior Efkan Ala Resigns Bianet :: English The Minister of Interior Ala has resigned, Minister of Labor and Social Security Trabzon MP Süleyman Soylu has been appointed to the post. Welcome to demokrasi: how Erdogan got more popular than ever | … Read more

August was another month of tragedy for journalists and also LGBTQ+ Community in Turkey…

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Stop the press: Turkey’s crackdown on its media goes into overdrive theguardian.com – Constanze Letsch – Aug 28, 10:00 PM Since the attempted coup, the government has ordered more than a hundred outlets to close and arrested 48 journalists More journalists detained in operation against Gülen  Hurriyet Daily News Detention warrants have been issued for a … Read more

“Campaign to Act in Solidarity With Aslı Erdoğan…

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Aslı Erdoğan: I Haven’t been Given My Medication, Wasn’t Let Out To Fresh Air Bianet :: English  Arrested Özgür Gündem daily Publishing Consultant Board member, novelist and columnist Aslı Erdoğan has noted that she had not been given her medication in the prison and was being held in a solitary confinement cell. Her attorneys have objected … Read more

As Turkey’s @EuphratesShield continues, “Turkey’s cabinet, businesspeople to launch international PR campaign in bid to improve country’s image…

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Turkey’s cabinet, businesspeople to launch international PR campaign in bid to improve country’s image Turkey’s economy ministries and a number of top businesspeople have decided to launch a comprehensive PR campaign to try to improve the country’s image abroad, following a series of negative recent events Exclusive footage shows retaken IS stronghold Jarablus  BBC News | Europe … Read more

A WSJ article on Purge claims in Turkish universities… A Black Sea village, learned of coup attempt 10 days later due to lack of power, to be the most tranquil community in Turkey…

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After Failed Coup, Turkey’s Erdogan Is Purging Universities of Potential Enemies wsj.com – Joe Parkinson – Aug 24, 8:46 AM KONYA, Turkey—On the humid afternoon after July’s bloody coup attempt, signs of a rift that is redefining this nation’s academia played out in two cities 400 miles apart. In Istanbul, Nil Mutluer grabbed her 3-year-old … Read more

Turkish military official in Syria… #EuphratesShield #Cerablus

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Turkish Special Forces: From stopping a coup to the frontline of the ISIL fight The Turkish Special Forces are playing a key role in the operation launched at 04.00 a.m. on Aug. 24 to back the Free Syrian Army (FSA) to free the Syrian town of Jarablus from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant … Read more

As Biden comes to Turkey, Turkish military strikes YPG and ISIL targets in Syria, recalls ambassador to Austria after rows…

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Turkish military strikes YPG and ISIL targets in Syria  AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Turkish army shells ISIL targets in Syria’s Jarablus and Kurdish YPG fighters north of Manbij. Turkey recalls ambassador to Austria after rows Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Austria to review relations after a series of disputes with the European Union member state, … Read more

I thought it was a fake news but true: Licence Plates with the letters “FG” are banned…

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FG are the first letters of outlawed Fethullah Gülen, the founder of Gülenist movement… News in Turkish here Ankara moves to prevent Gülen’s ‘Turkish Olympics’ language competition Four Turkish ministries have moved to take measures to prevent the “Turkish Olympics” international language competition, as part of steps taken against activities of the U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gülen abroad … Read more

Multiple bombed PKK attacks in the last days while detained novelist Aslı Erdoğan, another victim of rising tension…

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In the last couple of days, PKK attacked police headquarters in Kurdish populated towns. Diyarbakır, Van and today Bitlis and Elazığ. Pro-AKP columnists are quick to explain rising number of attacks with conspiracy theories- as usual: One line of ideas is that, now that coup attempt failed, another plot against Turkey by imperial forces by … Read more

Somethings never change in Turkey: Legendary pro-Kurdish daily Özgür Gündem raided by police after temporarily closed by court…

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Özgür Gündem daily in Wikipedia Better to watch this movie about the daily. https://twitter.com/nateschenkkan/status/765557690210869248 camera confiscated & news team detained on @imc_televizyonu live broadcast from shut down newspaper @ozgurgundemweb1 https://t.co/lS0Hmbshn4 — emel kurma (@emelkurma) August 16, 2016   Kapatma kararının ardından Özgür Gündem’e polis baskını: Gazeteciler gözaltındahttps://t.co/qjFWEHHPE7 pic.twitter.com/kfmvUvQORL — imc tv (@imc_televizyonu) August 16, 2016 … Read more

Post coup attempt: More than 5300 academic staff laid off… Even the verified journalist accounts banned…

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Higher Education Council: 5,342 Staff Members Laid Off  Bianet :: English The Council of Higher Education has announced that legal action has been initiated against 6,792 members, 5,342 of them laid off. Twitter refuses to explain censorship of verified journalist accounts in post-coup Turkey dailydot.com – Aug 12, 7:22 PM Twitter has made a name for … Read more

#DigitalDiplomacy a la Turca: “Ankara voices ‘disappointment’ to Swedish envoy over age of consent tweet…

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Ankara voices ‘disappointment’ to Swedish envoy over age of consent tweet The Foreign Ministry has summoned Sweden’s chargé d’affaires in Turkey, upon a claim from Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom that Turkey had legalized sex with underage children Chemical castration of sex offenders in Turkey condemned by women’s groups  World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch … Read more